A PRAYER FOR THE ADDICTS

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From the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer

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O blessed Lord, you ministered to all who

came to you: Look with compassion upon all

who through addiction have lost their health

and freedom. Restore to them the assurance

of your unfailing mercy; remove from them

the fears that beset them; strengthen them

in the work of their recovery; and to those

who care for them, give patient understanding

and persevering love.
 Amen.

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For more prayers on this subject,

including a Prayer to Seek Drug Treatment,

a Blessing for a Person in Recovery,

and more -go here:
http://www.suite101.com/content/prayers-for-drug-addiction-a155106

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GROWTH

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Intellectual growth should commence at

birth and cease only at death.

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Albert Einstein

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The great thing in the world is not so much

where we stand, as in what direction we are

moving.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

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When you blame others,

you give up the power to change.

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Dr. Robert Anthony

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When you're finished changing,

you're finished.

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Benjamin Franklin

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He not busy being born is busy dying.

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Bob Dylan

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Conformity is the jailer of freedom

and the enemy of growth.

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John F. Kennedy

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Change and growth take place when a person

has risked himself and dares to become involved

in experimenting with his own life.

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Herbert A. Otto

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